Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Poland
Poland: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Poland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Poland stood at 7.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Poland peaked at 7.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
Poland ranks 82nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Poland?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Poland was 7.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Poland ranks 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).